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Post by darkbluegas on Mar 26, 2020 11:16:58 GMT
It’s clear now this change in social behaviour due to Coronavirus will rumble on until mid 2021. By then a vaccine should be effective but the economic landscape of the country will have changed for many decades to come.
If we do ever start the 2020/21 season the desire or willingness to pay to watch football will be altered. Although us merry band on here will no doubt maintain our enthusiasm there’s a fair chance that thousands won’t. That will be caused by an inability to afford it due to job losses, a prioritising of where to spend money and finally a reluctance of some to be in large crowds again.
It’s safe to say any thoughts of a new stadium have been laid to rest for a generation or two.
With the fixed expenses the club can’t avoid where will the cuts be made or indeed what would we accept.
Should we make the cuts sooner rather than later to protect our future and what future do you expect to see.
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Post by gas2 on Mar 26, 2020 11:24:49 GMT
Might get fruit market land on the cheap now
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 26, 2020 11:40:37 GMT
Might get fruit market land on the cheap now Istm it would have been more Rovers if Covid 19 had struck the week before we were due to sign the papers on building a new stadium on some disused hospital space. |
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Post by peterhooper57 on Mar 26, 2020 11:55:38 GMT
It’s clear now this change in social behaviour due to Coronavirus will rumble on until mid 2021. By then a vaccine should be effective but the economic landscape of the country will have changed for many decades to come. If we do ever start the 2020/21 season the desire or willingness to pay to watch football will be altered. Although us merry band on here will no doubt maintain our enthusiasm there’s a fair chance that thousands won’t. That will be caused by an inability to afford it due to job losses, a prioritising of where to spend money and finally a reluctance of some to be in large crowds again. It’s safe to say any thoughts of a new stadium have been laid to rest for a generation or two. With the fixed expenses the club can’t avoid where will the cuts be made or indeed what would we accept. Should we make the cuts sooner rather than later to protect our future and what future do you expect to see. I think you might be surprised how quick the economy will bounce back, not so the crippling debt, which will all have to for through measures which include individuals tax burden increasing. Football however will need to look to cut its cloth accordingly, maybe semi professional creeping in at Div 1 & 2 level; hopefully, the ridiculous sums paid to poor players in the premiership will stop. Rovers will in many ways remain the same, as we all to well know, no real money has been invested into the club for many a year; Waq will probably look to sell on the debt and disappear, worse case scenario he puts the club into liquidation / administration, and with no buyers, sells off BRFC one asset the ground, and the club disappears for a while, and then rises from the ashes as AFC Bristol Rovers with Nicky Higgs at the helm. |
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Post by darkbluegas on Mar 26, 2020 12:08:41 GMT
It’s clear now this change in social behaviour due to Coronavirus will rumble on until mid 2021. By then a vaccine should be effective but the economic landscape of the country will have changed for many decades to come. If we do ever start the 2020/21 season the desire or willingness to pay to watch football will be altered. Although us merry band on here will no doubt maintain our enthusiasm there’s a fair chance that thousands won’t. That will be caused by an inability to afford it due to job losses, a prioritising of where to spend money and finally a reluctance of some to be in large crowds again. It’s safe to say any thoughts of a new stadium have been laid to rest for a ge loop neration or two. With the fixed expenses the club can’t avoid where will the cuts be made or indeed what would we accept. Should we make the cuts sooner rather than later to protect our future and what future do you expect to see. I think you might be surprised how quick the economy will bounce back, not so the crippling debt, which will all have to for through measures which include individuals tax burden increasing. Football however will need to look to cut its cloth accordingly, maybe semi professional creeping in at Div 1 & 2 level; hopefully, the ridiculous sums paid to poor players in the premiership will stop. Rovers will in many ways remain the same, as we all to well know, no real money has been invested into the club for many a year; Waq will probably look to sell on the debt and disappear, worse case scenario he puts the club into liquidation / administration, and with no buyers, sells off BRFC one asset the ground, and the club disappears for a while, and then rises from the ashes as AFC Bristol Rovers with Nicky Higgs at the helm. Agree with your trajectory for the club. I think the prognosis for the virus will see a rebound in cases in the autumn when restrictions are removed in the late summer. There will be rolling restrictions which will continue well into 2021. We can’t survive that with our current expenses. Could the club survive at the Mem as a fan owned organisation. As a side note Chinese football is very well placed to take advantage of this situation. As a growing economy they’re adaptable and will come out of this crisis better than many. It won’t be long before they’re hoovering up of premier league stars really gathers pace and Sky’s money may just well follow them. |
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Post by axegas on Mar 26, 2020 12:18:34 GMT
I think you might be surprised how quick the economy will bounce back, not so the crippling debt, which will all have to for through measures which include individuals tax burden increasing. Football however will need to look to cut its cloth accordingly, maybe semi professional creeping in at Div 1 & 2 level; hopefully, the ridiculous sums paid to poor players in the premiership will stop. Rovers will in many ways remain the same, as we all to well know, no real money has been invested into the club for many a year; Waq will probably look to sell on the debt and disappear, worse case scenario he puts the club into liquidation / administration, and with no buyers, sells off BRFC one asset the ground, and the club disappears for a while, and then rises from the ashes as AFC Bristol Rovers with Nicky Higgs at the helm. Agree with your trajectory for the club. I think the prognosis for the virus will see a rebound in cases in the autumn when restrictions are removed in the late summer. There will be rolling restrictions which will continue well into 2021. We can’t survive that with our current expenses. Could the club survive at the Mem as a fan owned organisation. As a side note Chinese football is very well placed to take advantage of this situation. As a growing economy they’re adaptable and will come out of this crisis better than many. It won’t be long before they’re hoovering up of premier league stars really gathers pace and Sky’s money may just well follow them. The Chinese league recently imposed a wage cap which has meant stars have been flocking back to Europe, as they’re no longer picking up a large pay check by playing over there. The Chinese have made improvements but are still years behind Europe in terms of quality and commercial interest. |
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Post by darkbluegas on Mar 26, 2020 12:36:13 GMT
Axegas
“The Chinese league recently imposed a wage cap which has meant stars have been flocking back to Europe, as they’re no longer picking up a large pay check by playing over there. The Chinese have made improvements but are still years behind Europe in terms of quality and commercial interest.”
Don’t underestimate the Chinese when making the best of a situation, they are already forging close links with countries suffering terribly from this virus. They’re supplying infrastructure that very few countries can compete with.
The world trade map will look very different in 10 years time and if they think they can gain an advantage through sport they will find a way.
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Post by Marshy on Mar 26, 2020 12:42:20 GMT
Axegas “The Chinese league recently imposed a wage cap which has meant stars have been flocking back to Europe, as they’re no longer picking up a large pay check by playing over there. The Chinese have made improvements but are still years behind Europe in terms of quality and commercial interest.” Don’t underestimate the Chinese when making the best of a situation, they are already forging close links with countries suffering terribly from this virus. They’re supplying infrastructure that very few countries can compete with. The world trade map will look very different in 10 years time and if they think they can gain an advantage through sport they will find a way. I do love a Chinese myself, but I’m refusing to buy one in the current climate. Now after reading your post above I don’t think I will ever buy one again! |
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Post by rememberhalifax on Mar 26, 2020 16:25:35 GMT
It is difficult to see football returning in its present form for a while yet agreed, but being forever the optimist, as Rovers fans by the very definition are, i can see some kind of competition starting in Jan 2021.In order to do so the powers that be will have to think outside the box ,forget all thoughts of a 20/21 season and come up with a temp radical plan to give teams competition, revenue and fans something to look forward to.
Here's the kind of thing i mean. Regional leagues x7 with the winners of each ,plus the very best runner up qualifying for last 8 knockout competition. for example our league consisting of Rovers, City, Cardiff, Swans, Chelt, F. Green, Newport, Oxford, Swindon, Plymouth, Exeter, Portsmouth, Saints, played home and away Jan to May, could even have handicap system like 1 goal start if playing team from higher league, yes radical i know but these extraordinary time call for extraordinary thinking just like War times when leagues were suspended but there was plenty of soccer being played, believe Bath City had incredible line up in those days!, contrary to op i believe fans would be itching to start going to games again and there would be plenty of tasty fixtures to look forward to, then back to normal for 21/22.
Economically i believe recovery will be as swift as was the fall and people would be back in there pre crisis jobs and eager to return to normal social activities, confident after the ready available new vaccine.
I see no reason why a new stadium should be any further away than it is now, which i admit seems as unlikely as ever but not more so.
Football has been heading for a reality check for some years now and though no one would wish it to come about through the recent events , it may lead to the game coming to its senses, at the moment we have some very, very average players earning disproportionate wages and the higher up you go the worse it gets. Here we go again but when you think that the great players of the past like our Geoff Brad and co earned the same amount as the man in the factory, pit, lorry ,building site and the like, they were like any other man except there job was a footballer, and fans went to watch them in far greater numbers than they do today, you could argue what incentive did players have to perform, simple really, for the same money would you go down a pit ,graft on a building site, operate a machine or would you prefer to play football!
To sum up imho football has to change before a whole lot of clubs end up like Bury and the like, whether the penny will drop now who knows ,i have my doubts but it has to change and adapt, get back in the real world or suffer financial melt down, shame something like this has to be the wake up call the game needs, up the Rovers!!
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Mar 26, 2020 21:10:20 GMT
Wael.
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Post by Gasshole on Mar 27, 2020 4:36:12 GMT
It’s clear now this change in social behaviour due to Coronavirus will rumble on until mid 2021. By then a vaccine should be effective but the economic landscape of the country will have changed for many decades to come. If we do ever start the 2020/21 season the desire or willingness to pay to watch football will be altered. Although us merry band on here will no doubt maintain our enthusiasm there’s a fair chance that thousands won’t. That will be caused by an inability to afford it due to job losses, a prioritising of where to spend money and finally a reluctance of some to be in large crowds again. It’s safe to say any thoughts of a new stadium have been laid to rest for a generation or two. With the fixed expenses the club can’t avoid where will the cuts be made or indeed what would we accept. Should we make the cuts sooner rather than later to protect our future and what future do you expect to see. Dark eh. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 27, 2020 6:51:59 GMT
In answer to the title:
A naked virgin?
disclaimer* You won't find this at Ashton Gate.
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